Shabani Nonda scored two goals and missed a penalty as Blackburn dented Pompey''s Uefa Cup qualifying hopes. Nonda volleyed Blackburn into the lead after just 57 seconds when he latched on to Sol Campbell''s weak back header.

The Blackburn striker capitalised on more poor defending for his second when he prodded home after a mix-up between David James and right-back Noe Pamarot.

Nonda crossed for Stephen Warnock for Blackburn''s third, though James saved the former Roma striker''s penalty.

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes:"We feel we can have a real go at getting that sixth place for European qualification. "I just sense we''ll be in the mix come the end of the season and I was really encouraged by this display.

"Our performance was excellent and we were on the front foot from the very first minute."

Portsmouth coach Joe Jordan:"Our form away from home hasn''t been good enough. "It was very disappointing. The performance was awful. We were looking to get back into sixth but we started poorly and things didn''t get better.

"That is as poorly as we have played all season. We have to learn from this and put it right."